UK Troops or Iraqi?

A story in the Guardian, linked from Hotair, titled "UK has left behind murder and chaos, says Basra police chief"

Contains this image just below the headline



Original Caption: "British troops parade as the control of Basra province is handed back to the Iraqis. Photograph: MoD/Getty Images"

Pardon me, but unless there's a holdover Ghurka regiment that's been issued AKs, those don't look like British troops to me. How can you trust reporters to accurately report on military affairs when they can't get something as basic as a country's uniform?

The link to the original photo is here.